I myself have a few photoprojects concerning homeless people and poverty. I would not go shoot true homeless people or pay them to act the way I want them to for my shoot. I’d ask for my friends to help me do the scene.

It’s all about telling a story. I want to strike people with a story, create an emotion. It’s the result in their mind that’s important.

If I wanted to shoot true homeless people, it would be photojournalism and not conceptual photography anymore. It’s all about the message you try to convey